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. 2010 Mar;115(3):489-494.
doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181d32321.

Cost-containment and the need for medical justice reform

Philip K Howard  1
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Cost-containment and the need for medical justice reform

Philip K Howard. Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Mar.
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